PG/Mom Check In

[aegis2005]

Pregnant
Danielle (dvroxy ) due 7/28/2012 (Madeline )
Jennifer (jennifer8080) due 7/28/2012 (Caleb)
Krystal (krystalskitsch) due 9/9/2012 (Team Blue)
April17 due 9/18/2012 (team Blue)
Carolyn (moonstone523) due 9/24/2012 (Team Pink )
Stephanie (surfbetty530) due 10/27/2012 (Team Pink)
Terri (may07wedding) due Jan 2013
Kate (mskateb) due 2/1/2013

Moms
Liz (aidensmom) mom to Aiden (1/25/2008)
Kim (kimandross) mom to Quinn (2/25/2008)
Kate (mskateb) mom to Lily (7/26/2008)
Kathy (mrsjason) mom to Macy (12/8/2009)
Danielle (dvroxy ) mom to MacKenzie (4/10/2010)
Jen (mrsjenrn ) mom to Zoe (2/17/2011)
Jennifer (jennifer8080 ) mom to Kennedy (2/19/2011)
Chelsea (mrschelseap09) mom to Lila (3/11/2011)
Tasha (tashaandsage) mom to Maisy (3/22/2011) and Beckett (1/28/2008)
Mayette (etteyam) mom to Sophia (5/3/2011) and Juliana (11/14/2009)
Marissa (amellis2) mom to Amelia and Abigail (6/4/2011)
(lovethesun ) mom to Mason (7/22/2011)
Lauren (babybchbum) mom to Triston (8/8/2011)
Sara (miasmom ) mom to Amelia (12/27/2011)
Meghan (mrsmew) mom to Ellie (3/29/2012)
Shawna (mrsshawanab) mom to Blake (5/22/2012)
Jen (jen812) mom to Dominic (5/31/2012)
Angela (loskadoodle) mom to Drew (6/28/2012)
Janelle (dearselah) mom to Selah (6/29/2012)

[jennifer8080]

38 weeks 2 days! It could literally be any time. I was feeling a little sad about my one on one days with Kennedy coming to an end, but then I was watching her interact with kids this weekend, and even though there was a huge age difference it made me so excited to see her with Caleb. I'm feeling pretty miserable these days. Having a ton of contractions and the pelvic pain and pressure is way worse than I ever remember it being with Kennedy. The midwife who attended Kennedy's birth is on vacation until Friday, so I'm really hoping to at least make it that long. Once she's back in town, he's more than welcome to come any time!

Kennedy is doing good, she's working so hard on walking and standing unassisted. I cry every time I see her walking with a push toy. It just amazes me how far we've come. She's such a sweet and happy little girl, I kind of feel bad that her life is about to get turned upside down an she has no clue. But she'll be a great big sister. She has 4 teeth now, and the side of her face has some lovely rug burn from falling off our bed this weekend. I felt horrible, and I'm still not entirely sure how it happened. She screamed for a few minutes and then went back to playing but I'm still traumatized.

[moonstone523]

30 weeks today.

All is well

[jen812]

D goes on Wednesday to meet with the specialist in Boston about his ear. Hopefully, this is the right dr this time. I will be so mad if we get referred to someone else again.

I'm aiming to go back to work next Monday. Eek! Time does fly.

[alzi]

Jul 16, 2012 8:57:32 GMT -5 jen812 said:

D goes on Wednesday to meet with the specialist in Boston about his ear. Hopefully, this is the right dr this time. I will be so mad if we get referred to someone else again.

I'm aiming to go back to work next Monday. Eek! Time does fly.

pedi ent?? Good luck!

[jen812]

No, plastic surgeon now. Thanks though.

[mrsmew]

We officially stopped swaddling Ellie cold turkey last week and it went surprisingly well. She woke up once a night for the first two nights, and now since then has been back to STTN. Bless that child and her wonderful sleep.

She also started rolling over last week, back to front! Now that's all she does when you lay her down, which is cute, except that she doesn't know how to roll back the other way yet and she HATES being on her tummy. So I basically spend my days flipping her back over after she freaks out. This is making naps particularly difficult because if she isn't completely asleep when I lay her down, she'll just start rolling. So we've had to abandon my goals to get her to nap in her crib and she's now napping in her swing until she figures out the rolling back thing.

We're also getting ready to make a 10-day trip to Florida - leaving on Saturday. I'm nervous about the whole flight/travel process plus having her away from home for that long and meeting a gazillion new people. When we get back from FL we're going straight to Cleveland for a family reunion, which means a long car trip and even more new people. Needless to say I'm a bit anxious about the next couple of weeks!

[sara76]

Dealing with first PPAF (in case you haven't noticed) and I'm just a grumpy mess. Our car insurance went through checking and made it negative while I have $500 cash sitting here and H is annoyed at me, when the only reason I even noticed is because I was making sure he was clear to make a purchase from Amazon. I need him to share responsibilities more. I'm sooooo frustrated. AF GO AWAY
A is fantastic but she has a little blister on her foot that I think might be a reaction to a misquito bite. I'm going to call her Dr today.
ETA she's going to see her Dr for her first sick visit. Better safe than sorry. I hope they don't have to pop the blister because I really don't want to see her hurting .

[loskadoodle]

Things here are good. D is such a good baby. Mil just left so h and I are ready to have the house to ourselves finally. H has to go out of town for work next week mon-thurs though so I'm a little scared of that. We are also going to try to start putting him in his own room/crib soon. The only thing I'm concerned about is he really doesn't cry much so I will need to get used to his "I'm hungry" whines on the monitor.

[dvroxy]

I am so ready for this scheduled induction; I can't believe we will be meeting her in one week from today! I am definitely enjoying my little girl as an only child this week. MacKenzie and I are doing a ton of things together (the pool today, the library tomorrow, pool again Wednesday, etc.) because I know how hard of a transition this will be for her. She is really starting to embrace the idea of a baby sister. She calls her by her name and hugs and loves on my stomach. I am very interested to see how she reacts when Madeline officially makes her debut.

I have a lot of people asking me about another baby in the future and whether or not I am sad this is almost done. I always said I wanted three and I am not ruling anything out, but I think we will be done after this one. I have had such tough pregnancies and I am so blessed with what I have at this point that I am totally embracing the idea of not having anymore. My H wanted a boy with MacKenzie, but he is so smitten with her (she is a daddy's girl for sure) that he is excited to have two little girls. I told him we could always adopt if he wants that little boy in the future, haha!

I am also struggling with having my MIL in the delivery room. I absolutely want my mother there because I know she will be a bigger help than my H, but my MIL... not so much... I love my husband dearly, but his parents drive me up a wall. Last time, MIL was in the room right behind the doctor watching everything. I am hoping that when the time comes that she will stay down and wait until she is born and not be in the room. My mom keeps telling me I should let her, but I keep telling her that I am just not all that comfortable. We shall see, I suppose...

[babybchbum]

Jul 16, 2012 9:38:21 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Dealing with first PPAF (in case you haven't noticed) and I'm just a grumpy mess. Our car insurance went through checking and made it negative while I have $500 cash sitting here and H is annoyed at me, when the only reason I even noticed is because I was making sure he was clear to make a purchase from Amazon. I need him to share responsibilities more. I'm sooooo frustrated. AF GO AWAY
A is fantastic but she has a little blister on her foot that I think might be a reaction to a misquito bite. I'm going to call her Dr today.
ETA she's going to see her Dr for her first sick visit. Better safe than sorry. I hope they don't have to pop the blister because I really don't want to see her hurting .

Make the Deposit and then call your bank and have them waive the overdraft fee. If they don't switch banks... and I'm being serious.

T is almost walking... he will stand unassisted until he realizes what he is doing and then will immediately sit. It is funny, but frustrating because I want him to build confidence. My mom is getting him a walker/ push activity center for his birthday and giving it to him early.

His Party is in about 3 weeks and his 1 year pictures are in 2 (about a week before his birthday.) I have been in party DIY mode the last few weeks.

[jennifer8080]

Jul 16, 2012 12:14:27 GMT -5 dvroxy said:

I am so ready for this scheduled induction; I can't believe we will be meeting her in one week from today! I am definitely enjoying my little girl as an only child this week. MacKenzie and I are doing a ton of things together (the pool today, the library tomorrow, pool again Wednesday, etc.) because I know how hard of a transition this will be for her. She is really starting to embrace the idea of a baby sister. She calls her by her name and hugs and loves on my stomach. I am very interested to see how she reacts when Madeline officially makes her debut.

I have a lot of people asking me about another baby in the future and whether or not I am sad this is almost done. I always said I wanted three and I am not ruling anything out, but I think we will be done after this one. I have had such tough pregnancies and I am so blessed with what I have at this point that I am totally embracing the idea of not having anymore. My H wanted a boy with MacKenzie, but he is so smitten with her (she is a daddy's girl for sure) that he is excited to have two little girls. I told him we could always adopt if he wants that little boy in the future, haha!

I am also struggling with having my MIL in the delivery room. I absolutely want my mother there because I know she will be a bigger help than my H, but my MIL... not so much... I love my husband dearly, but his parents drive me up a wall. Last time, MIL was in the room right behind the doctor watching everything. I am hoping that when the time comes that she will stay down and wait until she is born and not be in the room. My mom keeps telling me I should let her, but I keep telling her that I am just not all that comfortable. We shall see, I suppose...

Do what you are comfortable with. MIL wants to be here for the birth and there's no way in hell. That woman stresses me out and the last thing I want is to have her around when I'm in labor and giving birth! Just tell her she can come visit after.

[mrsjenrn]

Jul 16, 2012 9:25:26 GMT -5 mrsmew said:

We're also getting ready to make a 10-day trip to Florida - leaving on Saturday. I'm nervous about the whole flight/travel process plus having her away from home for that long and meeting a gazillion new people. When we get back from FL we're going straight to Cleveland for a family reunion, which means a long car trip and even more new people. Needless to say I'm a bit anxious about the next couple of weeks!

This is a great time to travel with a baby, IMO. We took Zoe to CA when she was 4 months, CT at 6 & 9 months, and NC at 10 months. I dread traveling with her now! We always encountered friendly people on the plane and at the airport, so I hope you will, too! Especially when Zoe was smaller, I made sure to keep her well fed. Lots of nursing = quiet baby, too.

[mrsjenrn]

Zoe, almost 17 months

Zoe is definitely becoming a toddler! Talk about tantrums! Whew! It is very difficult to take her to a store or restaurant now, and a lot more work to keep her happy and entertained. I keep telling myself it's just a phase.

She also got her first high fever last week. My poor baby! She was a little trooper, and I have to admit I loved all the snuggling and falling asleep in my arms. She only wanted her mama so my H got a little upset. She is going through a mommy phase in general and is getting separation anxiety when her sitter comes and when I drop her off at the gym daycare. It sucks!

[surfbetty530]

I'm 25 weeks and nothing really going on. Lauryl is becoming very active! I feel her moving several times a day, punching and kicking. I LOVE the feeling!

[dvroxy]

Jul 16, 2012 15:55:31 GMT -5 jennifer8080 said:

Jul 16, 2012 12:14:27 GMT -5 dvroxy said:

I am so ready for this scheduled induction; I can't believe we will be meeting her in one week from today! I am definitely enjoying my little girl as an only child this week. MacKenzie and I are doing a ton of things together (the pool today, the library tomorrow, pool again Wednesday, etc.) because I know how hard of a transition this will be for her. She is really starting to embrace the idea of a baby sister. She calls her by her name and hugs and loves on my stomach. I am very interested to see how she reacts when Madeline officially makes her debut.

I have a lot of people asking me about another baby in the future and whether or not I am sad this is almost done. I always said I wanted three and I am not ruling anything out, but I think we will be done after this one. I have had such tough pregnancies and I am so blessed with what I have at this point that I am totally embracing the idea of not having anymore. My H wanted a boy with MacKenzie, but he is so smitten with her (she is a daddy's girl for sure) that he is excited to have two little girls. I told him we could always adopt if he wants that little boy in the future, haha!

I am also struggling with having my MIL in the delivery room. I absolutely want my mother there because I know she will be a bigger help than my H, but my MIL... not so much... I love my husband dearly, but his parents drive me up a wall. Last time, MIL was in the room right behind the doctor watching everything. I am hoping that when the time comes that she will stay down and wait until she is born and not be in the room. My mom keeps telling me I should let her, but I keep telling her that I am just not all that comfortable. We shall see, I suppose...

Do what you are comfortable with. MIL wants to be here for the birth and there's no way in hell. That woman stresses me out and the last thing I want is to have her around when I'm in labor and giving birth! Just tell her she can come visit after.

Unfortunately the visiting this won't work. They live in the area and will be at the hospital during the delivery. If I end up with her in the room, it will be sitting by my head, not peering at my lady bits like last time! I told my mom that I don't accompany her to the bathroom and stair at her while she uses it, so why does she have to watch me give birth? My mom just laughed and shook her head at me. My sister, whose MIL was in the room during her birth as well, totally sided with me. She is not my mother....

[sara76]

Dvroxy and Jennifer, I feel you! If I labored I would have never ever been OK with MIL in the room. I love her to pieces but she is gripey and judgy and I bite my tongue a lot around her and that is not how I'm going to roll during the most intense physical experience of my life. I don't care how much drama it would undoubtedly cause. There is a reason why it's the mothers choice. It's our gig. They've had theirs. Good luck!
Jen how's Zoe feeling?

[mskateb]

All is well here. We leave in a few days to go visit my family, and I am very excited to tell everyone our news, and Lily is very excited for her "birthday party on vacation." I can't believe my baby is turning 4. :-(

[aegis2005]

Jul 17, 2012 9:03:12 GMT -5 mskateb said:

All is well here. We leave in a few days to go visit my family, and I am very excited to tell everyone our news, and Lily is very excited for her "birthday party on vacation." I can't believe my baby is turning 4.

Yay! Have fun telling your family!!

[mrsjenrn]

Jul 17, 2012 8:44:12 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Jen how's Zoe feeling?

She is much better, thanks! No more fever and she is back running around. She has been tired lately though, so maybe she is still fighting some residual illness. I am not sure if this extreme crankiness she has been having is due to teething, developmental milestones, or my overall failure as a parent. I want my happy little girl back!

[amellis2]

Jul 17, 2012 11:17:34 GMT -5 mrsjenrn said:

Jul 17, 2012 8:44:12 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Jen how's Zoe feeling?

She is much better, thanks! No more fever and she is back running around. She has been tired lately though, so maybe she is still fighting some residual illness. I am not sure if this extreme crankiness she has been having is due to teething, developmental milestones, or my overall failure as a parent. I want my happy little girl back!

I highly doubt this. HIGHLY. I think you're pretty awesome.

[mrsjenrn]

Jul 17, 2012 11:35:47 GMT -5 amellis2 said:

Jul 17, 2012 11:17:34 GMT -5 mrsjenrn said:

She is much better, thanks! No more fever and she is back running around. She has been tired lately though, so maybe she is still fighting some residual illness. I am not sure if this extreme crankiness she has been having is due to teething, developmental milestones, or my overall failure as a parent. I want my happy little girl back!

I highly doubt this. HIGHLY. I think you're pretty awesome.

Aw, thanks, Marissa! I know it's not that and is most likely a phase, but man, I hope it passes quickly! We have always called Zoe "Zoemonster" since she was born, and she is certainly living up to the "monster" part of that! Oh my, I am terrified to fly with her next month. I took her to story/music time at the library today, which she usually loves and is all happy, and she was a monster off and on. We made it halfway through the goodbye song, which is much better than I thought we would do.

[jen812]

It seems we finally saw the right Dr. We now have to wait until he's six months old to have the tags removed.

[alzi]

Jul 18, 2012 14:46:22 GMT -5 jen812 said:

It seems we finally saw the right Dr. We now have to wait until he's six months old to have the tags removed.

good!!

[melis74]

Jul 16, 2012 9:25:26 GMT -5 mrsmew said:

We're also getting ready to make a 10-day trip to Florida - leaving on Saturday. I'm nervous about the whole flight/travel process plus having her away from home for that long and meeting a gazillion new people. When we get back from FL we're going straight to Cleveland for a family reunion, which means a long car trip and even more new people. Needless to say I'm a bit anxious about the next couple of weeks!

We flew to KS for a wedding when Mia was two months and she slept the whole time. We will be flying to TX to visit my family for Labor Day and I am a little nervous because she will be older and more alert. Good luck and please let us know how it goes(and share any tips).

[melis74]

I am back! Please put me back on the thread. Melissa, mom to Mia 4/27/12. Now that I'm back to work I'll have more time to post, LOL. I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone.

Mia is doing great! I went back to work last Monday and she started daycare. She is handling daycare well, we did already get cooties though...after just three days! I couldn't believe it happened so fast...eye infection and stomach virus. Luckily she was fine after a day and even when she wasn't feeling great she was still her same little, happy self.